At the Black Hawk 4 explained

At the Black Hawk 4
Type:Live
Artist:Shelly Manne & His Men
Cover:At the Black Hawk 4.jpg
Released:1960
Recorded:September 22–24, 1959
Venue:The Black Hawk in San Francisco, California
Genre:Jazz
Length:57:07
Label:Contemporary M3580/S7580
Producer:Lester Koenig
Chronology:Shelly Manne
Prev Title:At the Black Hawk 3
Prev Year:1959
Next Title:At the Black Hawk 5
Next Year:1959

At the Black Hawk 4 is a live album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Men, recorded at the Black Hawk in San Francisco, California, in 1959 and released on the Contemporary label.[1] The album was the last volume of four originally released in 1960. In 1991, the albums were re-released on CD with bonus tracks along with a fifth volume of unreleased recordings, and a Complete Live at the Black Hawk box set was released in 2010.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The lengthy solos are consistently excellent, making this entire series recommended to straight-ahead jazz fans".

Track listing

  1. "Cabu" (Roland Alexander) - 10:59
  2. "Just Squeeze Me" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) - 13:02
  3. "Nightingale" (Xavier Cugat, George Rosner, Fred Wise) - 12:07
  4. "Theme: A Gem from Tiffany" (Bill Holman) - 10:09
  5. "Cabu" [alternate take] (Alexander) - 11:51 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-3500-7500-series/#m-3580 Contemporary Records discography